News and events
Learn about recent IHRA activities and upcoming events.
26 Mar 2025
Time to read: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
The work must go on: 25 years of the Stockholm Declaration
This reflection looks back at the 2000 Stockholm Declaration, whose principles have shaped Holocaust education, research, and remembrance globally. While IHRA’s work has since grown to include new focus areas and tools, the Declaration remains a foundational document in building international commitment.
23 Jun 2022
Time to read: 3 mins
The IHRA addresses the situation in Ukraine at Stockholm plenary meetings
Guided by the motto, “Together for impact,” more than 200 experts, political representatives, and representatives of international organizations and civil society met in Stockholm over the IHRA plenary in Stockholm to advance Holocaust remembrance.
02 Jun 2022
Time to read: 5 mins
Russian Antisemitism and the War in Ukraine
Professor Yehuda Bauer, IHRA Honorary Chairman expresses concern about the recent statements dealing with Jews and antisemitism by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in answer to questions by an Italian journalist.
23 May 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
International Council of Archives event discusses IHRA Guidelines
Archives play a major role in addressing the great challenges of today. They shape how we think about the past and provide the nuance and knowledge that form the foundation for an inclusive future.
18 May 2022
Time to read: 3 mins
How do museums and memorials counter distortion?
A joint initiative by the European Commission, the United Nations, UNESCO, and the IHRA, the #ProtectTheFacts campaign is the first and only campaign to focus exclusively on raising awareness about recognizing and countering Holocaust distortion.
27 Apr 2022
Time to read: 4 mins
Call for applications: Centering Youth Activist Voices in Atrocity Prevention
The Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) is issuing a call for applications from highly motivated youth activists from youth-led organizations to participate in the twelve-month Centering Youth Activist Voices in Atrocity Prevention project.
22 Apr 2022
Time to read: 1 min
Seminar investigates the Holocaust and suffering in art and culture
Educational seminars entitled “Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and Suffering: Past in the Present” encourages educationally-sound techniques in the teaching of the Holocaust and works against the distortion of this history in a variety of fields, including in schools and universities, the cultural sector, and the media.
25 Mar 2022
Time to read: 1 min
Slovakia commemorates the beginning of deportations of Slovak Jews to concentration camps
The Slovak Parliament adopted today, 25 March 2022, a resolution condemning the tragic events of Slovak Jewish deportations to Auschwitz, expressing their regret, and apologizing to the Jewish community for the actions of the former wartime Slovak State.
01 Mar 2022
Time to read: 4 mins
Sweden takes over IHRA Presidency from Greece
Today, Sweden assumes the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from Greece.
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